Heating Oil fell to 2.37 USD/Gal on July 15, 2025, down 0.96% from the previous day. Over the past month, Heating Oil's price has fallen 3.34%, and is down 4.06% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Heating oil - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

Heating oil price in the United States has peaked in winter 2022/23 at 4.31 U.S. dollars per gallon and has decreased ever since. Heating oil is a liquid petroleum product that is, among other things, used in residential buildings as a fuel oil in furnaces or boilers. Chemically, most heating oils are similar to motor diesel fuels and are often sold interchangeably. Forecast heating price in the U.S. The average price of heating oil in the United States in the winter of 2024/25 is expected to reach 3.44 U.S. dollars per gallon. Energy prices are projected to see a decrease this winter, because of increased production of heating fuels. The number of heating degree days, which are the days in which the average temperature is below 18 degrees Celsius (65 degrees Fahrenheit), also helps quantify the energy demand required to heat a building. What determines heating oil price? Generally, heating oil prices are collected during the heating season between October and March. In the U.S., the greatest determining factor for heating oil prices is the WTI crude oil price. Consumers can lower heating oil bills by considering when they purchase, reducing consumption, and through government assistance programs.

Interactive chart showing the monthly closing price for No. 2 Heating Oil: New York Harbor since 1986. The prices shown are in U.S. dollars.

Find in-season and off-season pricing for heating fuels, including heating oil, propane and wood price surveys by DOER. Links to electric and natural gas rates also available here.

Graph and download economic data for No. 2 Heating Oil Prices: New York Harbor (DHOILNYH) from 1986-06-02 to 2025-07-07 about new york harbor, heating, New York, oil, commodities, and USA.

The average price of light heating oil fluctuated in the timeline displayed, with a particularly significant price jump recorded in March 2022. As of May 2025, the average consumer price (incl. VAT) for a liter of light heating oil was around 89.6 euro cents.

The Average Home Heating Oil Prices dataset provides New York residents and businesses with objective information on average residential retail heating fuel oil pricing in New York State and by region beginning September 8, 1997. Pricing data is obtained via surveys conducted by NYSERDA staff on a weekly basis during heating season (September to March) and bi-weekly during the rest of the year. All prices are listed in dollars per gallon.

The Average Home Heating Oil Prices dataset, Average Residential Retail Kerosene Prices dataset, and Average Residential Retail Propane Prices dataset are collectively referred to as the Heating Fuel Prices dataset.

For current and historical residential retail price data, regional comparisons, and fuel type comparisons, please visit the Home Heating Oil Prices Dashboard: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Researchers-and-Policymakers/Energy-Prices/Home-Heating-Oil/Average-Home-Heating-Oil-Prices

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Denmark has one of the highest prices for heating oil in the world. In 2020, Danish households paid over 1,600 U.S. dollars per 1,000 liters of light fuel oil. This was more than double the cost of heating oil for households in neighboring Germany. Germany has some of the lowest light fuel oil prices in the world.

As of 2025, the average consumer price of light heating oil in Germany was around 95.84 euro cents per liter. Prices fluctuated during the specified time period and were noticeably higher in 2022. Like fuel prices, heating oil prices are important cost factors for consumers.

As of 2022, crude oil accounted for a 48 percent share of the price of one gallon of residential heating oil in the United States. By comparison, refinery costs accounted for 15 percent of the price of one gallon of residential heating oil.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: Fuels and Related Products and Power: Home Heating Oil and Distillates (WPS057302) from Jan 1975 to May 2025 about heating, fuels, oil, commodities, housing, PPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Beginning in 2005, the Division of Community and Regional Affairs began collecting prices of heating fuel and unleaded gasoline in 100 select communities. The communities have remained constant since the project’s inception. The prices for heating fuel in these 100 communities are collected via a telephone survey of each fuel retailer. Survey methodology has evolved over time; however, the reported prices should be considered representative of what a community resident would have paid for a gallon of heating fuel (including tax) on the day of contact.

New York Harbor Heating Oil Prices: 39 years of historical data from 1986 to 2025.

This statistic shows the change in the price of domestic heating oil per liter in selected countries for the period between June 2019 and June 2020. In June 2020, the domestic heating oil price in Germany was some 27.7 percent lower than in June 2019.

Domestic heating oil

The price of domestic heating oil per liter has decreased in many countries. In the United Kingdom, prices dropped by 24.8 percent, while in Canada, prices dropped by 25.5 percent. In the United States, winter heating oil prices increased from 2.06 U.S. dollars per gallon in 2015/2016 during the oil glut years, to 3.07 U.S. dollars per gallon in 2019/20. Domestic heating oil is used for the heating of domestic homes. It is a liquid petroleum product. It is often delivered to homes by a tank truck and stored in above-ground storage tanks. In the United States, this type of oil is known as No. 2 heating oil and prices are tracked by the Department of energy. However, in new single-family houses, use of heating oil in the U.S. is rather uncommon, accounting for less than 0.5 percent of the heating type share since 2013.

United States - No. 2 Heating Oil Prices: New York Harbor was 2.29200 $ per Gallon in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - No. 2 Heating Oil Prices: New York Harbor reached a record high of 3.56500 in January of 2022 and a record low of 0.39200 in January of 1998. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - No. 2 Heating Oil Prices: New York Harbor - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

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The Average Home Heating Oil Prices dataset provides New York residents and businesses with objective information on average residential retail heating fuel oil pricing in New York State and by region beginning September 8, 1997. Pricing data is obtained via surveys conducted by NYSERDA staff on a weekly basis during heating season (September to March) and bi-weekly during the rest of the year. All prices are listed in dollars per gallon. The Average Home Heating Oil Prices dataset, Average Residential Retail Kerosene Prices dataset, and Average Residential Retail Propane Prices dataset are collectively referred to as the Heating Fuel Prices dataset. For current and historical residential retail price data, regional comparisons, and fuel type comparisons, please visit the Home Heating Oil Prices Dashboard: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Researchers-and-Policymakers/Energy-Prices/Home-Heating-Oil/Average-Home-Heating-Oil-Prices The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) offers objective information and analysis, innovative programs, technical expertise, and support to help New Yorkers increase energy efficiency, save money, use renewable energy, accelerate economic growth, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. To learn more about NYSERDA’s programs, visit nyserda.ny.gov or follow us on X, Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram.

This statistic shows the average annual futures contract 3 price for New York Harbor No.2 heating oil between 1990 and 2019. In 2019, the futures contract 3 price for this fuel came to 1.94 U.S. dollars per gallon.

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